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  1. magpiemaniac
    The rain cleared out this morning and it ended up being nice for today’s race in Martinsville. A little too warm for this time of the year, but the breeze helped. The parking lot was a muddy mess though. Several cars were stuck. I saw a late model Mustang digging himself deeper by spinning his wheels. I switched the Tundra to 4HI and didn’t have any issues.
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    I’ve had these stupid house flies pop up in the backyard this week. Not a huge swarm, but enough to be a nuisance. Not sure if it’s due to this warmer, wet weather or not. I keep the trash can sealed up and the dog poop picked up, but I can’t go out on the patio without eight or ten flies buzzing around.
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    If you’re ever in need of rain during a significant drought, just make plans in advance to attend the race in Martinsville. I’ve got my cooler packed, a couple of cigars, a full flask, new batteries in the radio, and an 80% chance of showers.
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    I used to say that weeds and grass looked similar when cut to a couple of inches. That is until I moved to a neighborhood where I’m surrounded by one-acre manicured lawns that look like a Pinehurst fairway the Tuesday before the US Open. That’s a lot of pressure to put on a person.
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    This would be nice weather for six weeks ago, but not for September 25th. I guess we’re looking at October 4th or 5th at the earliest until we get a taste of fall.
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    Well, you know it’s not really a disaster unless it affects Manhattan.
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    “Show me the CarFax.” https://twitter.com/aztecphotog/status/1169691769610625025
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    I’m moving from 3 miles west of downtown GSO to 11 miles north of downtown GSO. Being farther away from the I-40/I-85 battle zone hopefully increases my chances for wintry precip. I can’t complain though. At the old house, I did pretty well most winters. This upcoming season should be interesting. I’m so sick of this humid heat though. Bring on the months ending in BER.
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    The ridiculously obvious rule of thumb in NC is those north and/or west of a given location will usually receive more winter accumulation during any given season. Even within a single county. Individual storms might pan out differently, but this rule seems to hold true over an entire winter.
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    Perhaps. I’ll temper my optimism until Friday. On the bright side, any additional snow we get this season is just gravy.
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    Believe it or not, Trevor Lawrence is a freshman which makes this team this team a playoff favorite for the next several years.
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    That went UP from 11” to 12” for GSO since this morning’s graphic. I’ll take 8” and call December a success.
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    I just finished a bottle of wine. Bring on Snowpocalypse Dec ‘18, but don’t expect my shoveling to be worth a darn.
  15. magpiemaniac
    Say “I just got NAM’d” one more time.
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    I’ve been wondering. If you were to piece together the various call maps from adjacent NWS field offices, would the accumulation projections along their border counties match up fairly well? Has anyone ever seen a 10” call for one county and then 2” in a neighboring county forecasted by another NWS office?
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    Or as the rest of us call it, the Triad.
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    At this point in the season, I’ll take it.
  19. magpiemaniac
    Some people want to see the world burn.
  20. magpiemaniac
    To paraphrase, all who live by the models shall die by the models.
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    Not sure how you took that as an overreaction. Just pointing out RAH observations folks might have missed overnight.
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    RAH’s uncertainty line has moved west overnight. 4:00 PM graphic on Wednesday 5:00 AM graphic on Thursday
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    As long as I can remember, RAH has had difficulty acknowledging that they have forecasting responsibilities for anywhere west of Chapel Hill. If a storm’s not hitting Wake full throttle, they don’t consider it a threat anywhere else.
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    I’d cash in my chips for 12” in GSO and get an Uber ride from the casino. No complaining about that in early December.
  25. magpiemaniac
    The contradictory PBP posts crack me up. Less QPF. No, it’s more. Tad south. No, it’s north. Well, I think it’s the same.
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